Clarion 1974-10-25 Vol 50 No 07

carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota October 25. 1974 Malachi 4:2
Santa Claus may
stuff your sock
with a ~7 4 Spire
With all problems apparently worked
out in the last two weeks, Bethel students
can look forward to receiving their 1974
Spir,e possibly by the Christmas break,
according to Randy Landis, Student As­sociation
Vice-president and Chairman
of the Communication Board.
"I've checked with the American Year­book
Company (AYC) and they've told
me everything was sent in except for
a few pages which Jack (Starr) told
me he mailed just a few days ago,"
explained Landis, "so hopefully we'll
have it here by Christmas, If not, it
will be here for sure shortly after va­cation.'
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The production of the Spire ran into
difficulties when Starr, editor of the 1974
publication, was unable to get the mater­ials
to the AYC before the prearranged
deadlines.
In an exclusive letter to the Clarion
published last week, ~tarr apologized for
the mix-up.
"I could make all kinds of excuses
for it being late, but there really are
none," wrote Starr. "I'm afraid that
I have to say that (1) was just inade­quate
for the job ... I'm sorry, but it
is coming."
Throughout the mixup, the yearbook
company has been extremely cooperative,
said Landis.
"They've been just great and more
than helpful throughout the whole thing.
Since that time our new staff (for the
'75 edition) has switched to a new com­pany,
the Pischel Yearbook Company.
But the Aye is still eager to have
our account and ' has been trying to get
it back. This type of competition for
our business means that the Bethel stu­dent
is being served very well in terms
of his yearbook needs."
continued on page six
Hostess Claudia Mott cruises in her Jaguar at homecoming halftime.
(Homecoming recap, page five).
Thirteen new senators
elected to office
Thirteen new senators have been
elected to the Student Association Senate.
These students, along with the six sen­ators
who were re-elected in last week's
election, will take office November 1.
"The people elected this term represent
a group that appears willing to take
seriously the demands of the student
body for meaningful action," said Robert
Moeller, re-elected senator-at-Iarge and
chairman of the Senate's new .Public
Action Committee. "Often I am asked
by students, 'Why do we have a Stu­dent
Senate?' This group of senators
should make the answer to that question
clear for everyone."
The freshman class elected seven sen­ators,
with the top seven vote-getters
all within 17 votes of each other. Fresh-man
class senators are Dave Winans,
Steven Vosonik, Kim Glenn, Julie Mell­born,
Bob Corson, Mark Carlson, and
Da ve Giddings.
Dave Johnson was re-elected senator
from the sophomore class. Other senators
newly elected to represent the sopho­mores
are Gary Setterburg, Bonnie Coy­our,
and Doug Dye.
Juniors elected Paul Greeley and re­elected
Blair Oklobzija.
The senior class re-elected two sena­tors
- Fred Ogimachi and Mike Ste­vens.
Four senators were elected for the
senator-at-Iarge position. Re-elected en­cumbants
are Bob Moeller and Larry
Brandes. Bobbi Hersch and Pat Repp
were also elected to that position.
editorial
Why give a crown
to a 'hostess?'
We like the idea of having a "homecoming hostess"
for Bethel homecomings. Somehow, it seems nice to us to
choose from among the Bethel student body a woman with
poise and social grace, a competent "master of ceremonies"
for homecoming activities. A young woman who, by her
maturity and personal warmth, presents a good image of
Bethel to alumni and to the community.
But why do . we crown her? Doesn't this destroy the
rational, sensible benefit to Bethel that electing such a per­sonage
may have? Why give a crown to a "hostess?"
Before anyone misunderstands our intent, let us say
that we bear no ill will to this year's "court" or the 1974
Homecoming Hostess Claudia Mott. We merely wish that
Bethel would carry its idea of "hostess" further.
Let's not crown our hostess. Let's giver her a corsage
and a nice dress and a place of real honor in the home­coming
proceedings. Let's honor her for more than face
or figure, and give her a chance to speak - to represent
the Significant Christian womanhood which does exist on this
campus. For if Significant Christian womanhood is not what
we want represented in our "hostess," we do no feel that
the role shQuld be perpetuated.
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Dear Editor:
As a somewhat gluttonous patron or the Bethel
cafeteria, I humbly feel as though I have both the back­ground
and perceptual expertise necessary to make an ob­jective
assessment of the Bethel Beanery' (not to mention
I was one of the few in attendance at the wedding of the
second cousin of the mechanic who works on one of the
cook's cars). Just as much as the next guy' I too grow
weary of mass-produced veal and the omnipresent Bethel
peanut butter with a consistency . not at all unlike that
of crude oil. However, I find it hard to believe that any
mess hall could be as bad as the reputation of Bethel's.
Therefore, I was particularly offended at the obvious intent
of a recent food service opinion poll found in my P.O.
last Friday.
Admittedly, there is no such thing as a · purely ob­jective
survey, as the interpretation of questions and an­swers
is essentially subjective. Consequently, if my own in­terpretation
of this survey is merely misperceptions, it is
attributable to my own subjective biases.
Be that as it may, it was apparent that the question­aire
focused on the bad points of the cafeteria, with only
the last question considering the "Overall service for the
Bethel Student by the Food Service." The rest of the poll
was devoted to the negative side to which the student can
only elicit a negative response.
For example, it seems quite unjust to rate the "Treat­ment
of students in relation to non-student banquets during
meal time." Obviously Wayne Ericson and company can't
have a banquet, or even a reasonable facsimile, for the
students simply because there is a non-student banquet
going on.
There was also a question concerning the "treatment'" of
stUdents "5-10 minutes before closing." I haven't quite dis­cerned
the exact meaning of this question, but it seems
impractical for the cafeteria to have a raft of food wait­ing
for the guy who shows up three· seconds before closing.
Too much food would be thrown away and we all know
who would have to absorb that loss.
If I may restate a point mentioned earlier' it's not so
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e carlon Published weekly by the students of Bethel College
Judy Harrington editor
Pamela Schultz copy editor
Steven Harris news editor
Curtis Kregness production editor
Duane Turner photography editor
Peter Enchelmayer business manager
Letters to the editor should be
sent to the Clarion, P.O. 91.,
by the Monday preceding
publication.
Volume 50, No.7
continued from page two
much these particular questions I object to, but the direction
of attention to the bad points of the service, rather than the
service as a whole.
It's not that I think that Bethel cooking is as good as
Mom's, (my room ate once broke a hand while playing catch
with a Bethel porcupine meatball), but I've never been
to a school that didn't foster a healthy antagonism towards
its food service.
I have been known to make my share of jokes about
the food here too, but when it comes to gathering factual
data, I think a little objectivity should be in vogue.
Sincerely,
Mark Troxel
La;ng uage o'ffends reader
Dear Editor:
I would like to address myself in response to the letter
by Gene Blair featured in the recent Clarion entitled "Crowd
.. helps Royal loss." However much I agree with the many fine
points Mr. Blair expressed in his letter, I cannot agree
with his choice of words. We are called to ,be Christians,
"a peculiar people." I believe this should be evident in all -
that we do - including our speech. I also believe that it
is the responsibility of the Clarion as -a Christian per­iodical
to show this same evidence. It is totally unneces­sary
to include such crude language in an article, thereby
revealing the ignorance on the part of the writer and editor
concerning it. James spoke of offending with our words.
In the- future, I suggest it would be wise to use greater
discernment in this area. Thank you.
Sincerely,
AI Arasim
Editor's note: For future reference, let us outline our policy
on letters to the editor. We don't print words which we
consider vulgar beyond good taste, or what we consider
to be casual references to the Lord's name (swearing as
defined in the Bible) ~ Other than that, words such as (ex­pletive
deleted) and other borderline words are not even ..
included in our stories or editorials and columns. It is our
policy to print every (signed) letter to the editor, and also
to publish tbose letters without change or deletion. In the case
of Gene's letter, we figured he probably considered that word
long and hard before he put it in his letter (which, upon
contacting him, we discov'ered he did) and didn't ~l we
should alter his letter in that respcct.
Clarion letter falls
sho,rt of standa'rds
Dear Editor:
I realize that the apathy of the Bethel crowd at the
Bethel-Westmar football game was bad, but I feel that
the game is not that important that we VIolate our Chris­tian
standards of conduct. The language used in the Bethel
Clarion's l~tter to the editor column of October 18 was fall­ing
short of these standards. Proverbs 1~:1 states: Better is
the poor man who walks in integrity. than a fool who is
perverse of lips. What is happening to the Christian prin­ciples
that are supposed to be employed at Bethel, that we
have to print and use this kind of language?
Sincerely,
K'en Stapleton
Dear Editor:
There's a deadline for Coeval,
And I'm running out of time,
For the poem that I'm writing,
Has meter and has rhyme.
John Priestley
V-ote in November
on state amend,ments
Minnesota voters in the November election this year will
be asked to vote on three amendments to the Minnesota
State Constitution. Those Bethel students who will be voting
in this election should be advised of what these amend­ments
are and what affect they will have on Minnesota.
The following is a list of the amendments and a short
explanation of each one .
Amendment One - StrJlcture and Form
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended in aU its
articles to improve its clarity 'by remOVing obsolete and in·
consequential proviSions, by improving its organization and by
correcting grammar and style of language, but without
makilng any consequential changes in its legal effect?"
This amendment would delete obsolete and repetitive con­stitutional
provisions, reduce the length of the Constitution
by over one-third, reduce the number of articles from 21
to 14, reorganize present provisions into a more coherent
document, and make our Constitution easier for the citi­zen
to read and understand.. \
No change would be made in the intent or the legal
effect of the -present Constitution by the reorganization, clar­ification,
and modernization provided by Amendment One.
Amendment Two - Gateway Amendment
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended so future
conl'titutional amendments will pass if approved by 55 per­cent
of the voters voting on the issue or a majority of
those voting in the election?" "
This would allow Minnesotans to change their Consti­tution
by providing that an amendment be approved by either
55 percent of those voting on the iSSue or by a majority
of those voting in the election.
Under our present amending process (a majority of all
those voting in the election) I a voter who leaves the ballot
blank is in reality voting "no." Many people fail to vote
on amendments because they are uninformed on the issues,
thus casting an unintentional "no" vote. Many essential
noncontroversial amendments have been defeated and have
had to be re-submitted time and time again.
Amendment Three - Railroad Taxation
"Shall the Constitution of the State of -Minnesota be
amended to permit the Legislature to establish the rate
and method of taxing railroads?"
Amendment Three would remove from the Constitution the
special taxing method applied to railroads in this state.
It is the one Minnesota tax which can be changed only
by a constitutional amendment. The adoption of this amend­ment
would allow the Legisla"ture to set the form and rate
of taxation for railroads as it does for other industries.
For further information on these amendments, contact
the Clarion office or the History-Political Science Department.
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F,estival of Joy-mini-concerts by Praise
and Gentle Spirit and a show by Be­thel's
magician, Dean Held - Novem­ber
2, 7 :30 p.m. Bethel College
cha,pell
sch,edule
Monday: Sing and Rejoice
Tuesday: Professor Tom Johnson and
his friends
Wednesday: Worship in the Midweek -
"The Virtue of Self-control" by Pas­tor
Lawson
Thursday: President Lundquist
Friday: Dr. Phil Hinerman' pastor of
Park Ave. Methodist Church in Minnea­polis
The Bethel Roster is at the printer's
this week. It will be distributed by Stu­dent
Senate by the end of next week"
preferably by October 31 or earlier. The
cost of the Roster has not yet been
determined.
Mime audition,s
o'p'en to stud'ents
Auditions for the Sparrow - A Jap­anese
Folktale in Mime will be held
in the Experimental Theatre on Mon­day
and Tuesday October 28 and 29
at 7 p.m. Actors are su'ggested to wear
something easy to move in for the aud­itions.
Only the narrator role speaks
during the fifty-minute play. The cast
consists of nine actors with most roles
suitable for either male or female per­formers.
As the rehearsal period for
this play is brief, rehearsals will be
held Monday night through Friday night
and Saturday. Those with possible sched-
_ uling difficulties are advised not to aud­ition.
No previous mime experience is
necessary.
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Federal seminar
travels to Capitol
The National Association of Evangeli­cals
is sponsoring a "Federal Seminar"
for students in Christian colleges, to be
held in Washington D.C. February 3-7,
1975. The seminar affords students an
opportunity to view the national govern­ment,
hear government officials, and re­view
possibilities of personal employment
with the federal government. The cost
per student is $75 - $80 (plus transpor­tation
to and from Washington) with
a $10 deposit required early in December.
It is possible that Bethel will have sev­eral
students participating. Students in­terested
in attending should contact Will­iam
Johnson or Dwight Jessup.
Nine Betheilites
go tOI c01nfe,rence
on philolsophy
Yesterday morning, a caravan of seven
Bethel students and two Bethel philoso­phy
teachers traveled to Wheaton, Illi­nois,
to participate in the twenty-first
Annual Wheaton College Philosophy Con­ference.
The theme of the conference, "Thomas
Aquinas and Contemporary Philosophy,"
was introduced at a lecture last night
by Dr. Henry Veatch. Dr. Veatch, chair­man
of the philosoph~ department at
Georgetown University, has taught phil­osophy
since 1937 at various midwestern
uni versi ties.
Other conference sessions will include
three seminar papers presented by schol­ars
from across America, a panel dis­cussion
on "Thomas on Natural Theolo­gy"
and a concluaing lecture by Dr.
Veatch entitled, "The Natural and the
Su perna tural. "
cri me convocation
for next month
by Diana Gonzalez
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The problem of crime and delinquency
as related to the , quality of life will
be the concern of the convocation to
be held next November 7-8.
The program for this convocation is
being put together by Dr. Jim Johnson
with the aid of Dick Ericson, social
work instructor here at Bethel, and with
the aid of Ericson's organization, the
Correctional Service of Minnesota.
Plans for the program are tentative
as of now. They include two or three
days of activities related to criminal
justice.
Kenneth Schoem, Commissioner of Cor­rection,
will be addressing the -campus
on Thursday November 7. Thursday night
at the coffee shop inmates will be giving
an informal concert, if a release per­mission
for an inmate band can be ar­ranged.
The students for the Crime and Crim­inal
Justice class Will be assisting in
setting up displays on the campus. Such
displays include an inmate art show all;d
displays on halfway house programs, on
various drug enforcement programs and
on the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI). Also there will be samples of
journalism in the prison, of poetry and
general writings by convicts.
Activities for that week will possibly
include a panel discussion on rape. Sev­eral
ex-offender organizations will share
viewpoints with students on different sub­jects.
On the objectives of this next con­vocation,
Dick Ericson said, "We plan
to saturate the campus with information
and concern for the problem of crime
and delinquency. The nature of our re­sponse
to crime is a reflection of our
notion of the quality of life - are we·
punishment-oriented, are we vindictive
in our ways of thinking?"
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A season remembered'
IThe stars ,shone • • • the ea rt~ reioiced'
"
Editor's note: We sent English lit major Mark Thorson
to Homecoming coronation with this request: write us a
report on whatever you observe. The following is the result
of our request and. Mark's' obs'ervations.
by Mark Thorson
She lies awake beneath the pale glow of star shine and
quiet, unseeing eyes stare past caring through the space­dark
ceiling. Quietly, her breath heaves against the cold
blanket, ethereal chill. The screaming of her mind trudges
back to linger, yearning, in the beauty-rite of autumn. The
memories of the day crowd upon her like bruises and deeply
she broods on their curse. In the corner, the hyacinths
droop over the transparent vase.
She passed unnoticed, unaddressed within the amiable
chatter of dark-hushed hall. The seminary room was lounge
and · cafeteria metamorphosized by the soft glow of
standard-borne candles climbing the staircase into an elegant
reception hall to bear in flickering majesty Aphrodite's train.
Above her hung a close-crowded tier of spectators, awaiting
with casual tension the advent of beauty: Homecoming had
arrived. The small, Baptist college gathered itself for the
autumn. rite with eager anticipation. Presently, the event
began. The master of ceremonies spoke in a bass-deep
honey, welcoming and introducing while applause drifted with
lazy energy to carry aloft his studied polish in jest and
badinage. Successively' the athletes 'came forth and stood,
nervous and unsmooth, their faces glowing with the call for
victory. Their place was soon taken by last year's queen
who mounted the stairs to stand in sad-sweet remembering
and reluctant relinquishing. Her beauty washed in candle­light,
she sang in sweet gaucherie of honor and thanks-
~ving and the glory of God. - ,
The smaU, Baptist
college gathered itself
for the autumn rite
with eager anticipation.
With a flou.rish, five young women entered the room.
. Their hair gleamed and their dresses fell earthward in ele­gant
drapery. By their side walked five youths in defer­ential
homage. As she mounted the staircase, each caught
up a cluster of roses and . proceeded to graceful hiatus,
beaming eagerly upon the expectant gallery. Aphrodite watch­ed
proudly her maidens whose bodies shone radiant with easy
charm. Soon, the ceremonial master called for the envel­ope
of mystery. The time had come; the gallery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty is named. With a gasp of modesty and
affirmation she glided f()rth to the generous applause and
confirmation of her peers whose hearts rended with blasted
expectancy. To the joy of the spectators the honored one
stammered her acceptance while the crown slipped repeated­ly
from her coiffured brow. The stars shone above and all
the earth rejoiced in the warm glow of beauty and youth.
The girl sat on the hard wooden chair and watched
quietly. Before her passed the spectacle of her alienation.
Alone in her room now, her mind streams methodically,
like a river over worn, stony shoals through the days qf .
her youth. She watches the television ads for white, sexY
teeth, peroxide-blonde tresses, and padded stays. Her ears
burn with the universal praise of her cousin's charm and
her head explodes with the ubiquitous glitter of the media's
modelling starlets. Deep within, her bowels ache for the
blonde giant who has never seen her face in the hall of dark­ness.
The cult of beauty calls and demands and yet denies
she who yearns so deeply for its gleaming forms.
In the weak light of early morning' she rises, lifting
heavily, ponderously the prison of her flesh. Her body" sways
Soon the ceremonial
master called ' for the
envelope of mystery.
The time had come;
the ga/~ery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty
is named.
stolidly, its bulk borne in trudging labor to complete her
meagre toilet. Like the darts of a merciless avenger the
polished glass returns her stare and she shrinks from its
cruel caricature. Wearily, she draws a comb through thin,
greasy-dun hair. The limp, faded bathrobe wraps loosely
around 'her bulk and pink, fluffy slippers warm her grey
feet. Her thick fingers stir imitation orange juice at the
cluttered desk. With fervent hatred she glares at her sleep­ing,
Venus-blessed rooma-te, and from the depths of her
lonesome heart a sigh of grief rises in the night to hover
cloud-like over the despair of her days which tumble in
endless, horrific succession, wind-swe-pt in chaos like the dark
leaves which float past the streaked window.
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Spire, continued fro,m page one
The problems with last year's Spire
surfaced earlier this fall when the AYC
notified Landis that they had received
none of the needed copy or pictures:
"The Communications Board is in
' charge of the Spire, and we were at­tempting
to do our job," says Bob Moell­er,
Student Senator and a member of
that board. "But we were badly hindered
by a lack of information. No one was
quite sure what was going on with the
Spire. .
"We were operating on the principle
tha t no news is good news - tha t' s
not always the wise thing to do."
When the news did show up, all bad,
Landis went to work to locate the hang­up.
"We found out that the problem was
that we hadn't sent anything to the
yearbook company'" says Landis. "When
we located the problem, we had to in­tensify
and accelerate our efforts to get
it in. The AYC was more than helpful;
they even offered to help Jack get it
completed," said Landis.
The AYC, which had been contracted
to do the job (at" last year's lower prices)
is now in the process of completing
that job. What all of this means for
the Bethel student waiting for their '74
Spir,e is a few more weeks of patience.
Bethel hockey
pucks fa'ce-off
by Nicholas Hofer
What is a hockey club? According to
Tom Correll, faculty sponsor, "It's a
bunch of people who are hockey n.uts."
This year the Bethel Hockey Club'
after receiving financial support from
interested parties as well as the Student
Senate's allocation, is looking for a great
season.
Ralph Carmichael guest spe,aker
Ferrario, re,-elect-e,d ,as Preside,nt
of IRB during Moody meeting
The school acquired entrance into the
St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League. This league is highly
recognized throughqut the state of Minn.
esota as a highly competitive league.
"The team is limited to a twenty-man
roster for the season. The roster has
to be turned in on November 1, 1974,
so if you have any talent at all come
out and practice with us," said Mike
Egelston, a senior at Bethel who ' is w01l'k­ing
with Tom Correll.
Bethel students can help the club by
giving moral support. Ten of the 14
games played in the Senior Men's League
this season will be played on Wednesday
evenings. The other games will be played
either on Monday or Thursday evenings.
by Nicholas Hofer
Steve Ferrario, general manager of
Bethel's own radio station, KA-BY, has
been re-elected as president of the newest
chapter of the National Religious Broad­casters
(NRB). .
During the afternoon session on October
1, the newest chapter of the NRB, In­tercollegiate
Religious Broadcasters, held
it's annual elections for offices. Steve
Ferrario, Don Anderson, Ruth Johnson,
students at Bethel, and Bill Weiss from
Northwestern College' who is teaching
at Bethel during Dale Rott's sabbatical,
were elected to one year terms on the
executive board of the IRB.
The annual Midwest Chapter of the
NRB held it's annual convention at Moo­dy
BiblE:! Institute in Chicago, Illinois,
on S'eptember 30 through October 1.
The main thrust during the two-day
c,Onvention was on how to reach listen­ing
audiences more efficiently.
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Ralph Carmichael, guest speaker fot'
the IRB, spoke on "The Trends in Re­ligious
Broadcasting." "Remember," he
said, "you are a communicator. This
is the most important factor to consider
when programming music for a listen­ing
audience. We have more people to
reach than just those who like hymns."
Steve Ferrario ~aid, "The opportunity
of sharing ideas with the big , names
in religious broadcasting as well as with
other campus radio stations has pr,oved
to be a big asset in designing our for­mat
at KA-BY radio this year."
"Weare not looking at the present,
but into the future of Bethel hockey.
The guys this year are great and we
are going to have a good season. We
are looking to establish hockey as a
varsity sport at Bethel. A sport can't
succeed unless the students will support
it," said Mike Egelston.
The S~nate last Tuesday awarded the
hockey club $150 as down payment to
the St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League.
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Is the Christian College Consortium dead or alive?
"I found the Consortium alive, well and potentially abund­antly
fruitful," said Marshall Shelley. Marshall and Jay Car­ess,
both journalism majors and seniors, represented Beth~l •
at the Christian College Consortium Student Journalists' Con­ference
last weekend in Wheaton, illinois.
Representatives from all 12 Consortium schools worked
with each other for three days on improving each others'
school papers, learnirg better journalistic techniques, wrest-'
ling with Christian ethics and journalism, and evaluating the
Consortium publication Universitas.
How did the conference benefit the schools involved?
"Many times in Christian colleges, it seems like we're little
islands unto ourselves," said Jay. "We forget there are
other schools just like us around the country. If nothing
else, . maybe the islands. can learn to wave at each other."
Marshall agreed. "It was tremendous working with other
Christian college kids, and learning that Bethel's problems
are not unique-: But most interesting is .that other schools
have headaches that we don't. Wheaton and Westmont are
facing financial threats that make Bethel's paltry in com~
parison."
Wheaton faces a $28 million law suit stemming from a
football injury, and Westmont recently had to drop 11 faculty
members because of lack of funds. .
Other colleges are also struggling with mandatory chapel,
approval of all off-campus housing, and other issues which
Bethel does not have, Marshall added.
The delegates unanimously recommended a complete re­vamping
of Universitas, making it student-oriented, empha­sizing
human interest eleIIJents of happenings on each of the
colleges, "helping the islands wave to one another."
"I came away very encouraged with possibilities of
cooperation among the colleges which would greatly improve
the educations available at each," said Marshall.
The 12 Consortium schools are Westmont, Wheaton, Be­thel,
Gordon, Seattle Pacific Eastern Mennonite, Maline,
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Men 235 Total number of women
Women 311 )
Sophomores 416
Men 184 Full-time students
Women 232 Men 650
Juniors 270 Women 739
Men 149 Part-time students
Women 121 Men 32
Seniors 203 Women 46
Men 101
Women 102
Unclassified 16
Men 5
Women 11
Postgraduates 13
Men 6
Women 7
Credential 3
Men 2
Women 1
1467
Freshmen just out of high school
Total number of new students
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New freshmen (202 men, 289 women)
New upperclassmen
New unclassified students
New credential students
Total number of pld students 876
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Group. Com survey asks,
'how good is your adviser?'
. by Sharon Erickson
How do students rate their academic
advisers, and how do advisers rate them­selves?
In a recent random survey of
100 students, a majority of the 43 re­spondents
rated their advisers as being
helpful, available, and knowledgeable of
the curriculum.
In a similar survey, most faculty mem­bers
who responded felt they were doing
a good job of advising, but a few ad­o
mitted that they did not understand the
curriculum. and gave themselves low ra­tings.
The survey was taken by members
of Dr. James Mason's Group Communica­tions
class who were concerned about
the advising system and its effectiveness.
"Our purpose was not to criticize the
system, but to try and find possible
ideas for improvement'" said Diane Nall,
a member of the group. Diane and the
other students Sheldon Johnson, Ted
Johnson Paul 'Kling and Gayle Norris,
intervi~~ed Dr. Paul Finlay, registrar
and Dr. Mack Nettleton, director of stu­dent
affairs, to learn how the advising
system works. Dean Virgil Olson was
also interviewed.
Since the new curriculum, with its
greater freedom in choosing courses, has
been instituted, more responsibility falls
on both students and advisers. ~'Un1ess
the student is sure of his requirements,
the adviser plays quite an important
role," said Dean Olson.
. The group found that all full:-time fa?­ulty
members advise as part of .their
job responsibilities. Students are assIgned
to an adviser according to their concen­trations.
In fields with many stude~ts,
some may be assigned to an adVIser
in another area' who then must become
familiar with that field as well as his
own.
The survey also indicated that nearly .
one-fourth of the students responding felt
that their advisers were inadequate, and
that over half did not know their re­quirements
for graduation. This, along
with the faculty's low ratings, led the
group to reason that a student wh? is
unsure of his requirements, combmed
with an adviser who does not understand
the curriculum, could only result in con­fusion
and future problems.
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The stUdents involved in this project
made suggestions for improving the ad­vising
system. A few of their ideas are:
1 . . To increase student adviser comm­unication,
especially concerning the tea­cher's
availability.
2. A student interest sheet to be filled
out by the student before coming to
school, .enabling the adviser to better
know the needs and interests of the
student.
3. To use qualified upperclassmen to
advise.
4. To pay all advisers for advising
as a separate job.
5. To further clarify, in the catalog,
graduation and certification requirements
and course prerequisites.
Dean Olson, in response to these sug­gestions,
said that during registration
this fall, all advisers were available for
help in the LRC. He also said that
student advisers' as well as R.A.'s were
used this year' and that they had worked
well. "The 'trial-and-error' experience
of the student adviser is a big help,"
he said, "since upperclassmen have been
through the registration process them­selves."
The academic adVising system is con­tinually
improving, Dean Olson thinks,
and he is hopeful that it can guide
students toward their chosen degrees.
The Group Communications students feel
tha t the burden should not fall entirely
on the advisers, but rather, the students
need to realize and assume their person­al
responsibiliies in understanding the
curriculum. The group hopes that their
research is a step toward a better ex­perience
at Bethel for all students, and
"food for thought" to all those involved.
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Like other prices this year, the price
of skiing continues to climb. But over
150 major ski resorts across the coun­try
are now offering special rates
to college students who belong to the
Student Ski Association.
For the price of a $6 membership
in the Association, a student may
receive discounts that include half­price
ski lift tickets, lessons and equip­ment
rentals on weekdays and $1
or more discounts on weekends and
holiday periods. Members also receive
a season's subscription to The Student
Skier, an "underground" ski publica­tion,
and Poor Howard's College Guide
to Skiing,. which lists the least ex­pensive
lodges close to participating
ski areas together with maps, data
and descriptive information on ski ar­eas
and money-saving methods for
skiing.
Major lodges in Minnesota partici­pating
in the Student Ski Association
program are: Lutsen (Lutsen)' Sugar
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(Hill City), Giant's Ridge (Biwa­bik),
Trollhaugen (Taylor's Falls),
Snow Crest (Stillwater), Wild Mount­ain
(Almelund), Mont du Lac (Duluth)
and Spirit Mountain (Duluth).
For more information or a $6 mem­bership,
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Six cheerleaders
chosen for
winter sports
by Carla Hage
A good combination of enthusiasm and
experience, Bethel's newly-chosen cheer­leaders
will be ready to go when the
Royal basketball-wrestling season begins
on November 16, according to their ad­visor,
Cheryl Peterson.
On Monday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m.
fourteen girls gathered in the Bethel
gym to tryout for the cheerleading
squad. The girls were judged by a panel
of four judges according to their perform­anceof
three jumps, an individual cheer
and the school fight song. Pep and en­thusiasm'
as well as ability, were the
deciding factors.
The six girls selected to represent Be­thel
as cheerleaders are Dena Haugen,
junior; Candi Hanson and Sheryl Teng­wall,
sophomores; and Lori Bloom, Kris
Jensen and Kim Modica, freshmen. All
six girls have had previous experience
as cheerleaders in high school and-or
at Bethel.
The squad will cheer at all home bas­ketball
games and wrestling matches.
Depending on whether or not the Student
Senate approves their proposed budget,
the cheerleaders would also like to travel
to some of the away games and matches.
The Punchinel10 Players of the Un­iversity
of Minnesota present "Angel
Street" (aVictorian mystery complete
with hidden jewels, a mysterious room
and an intrepid police inspector), Nov­ember
1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 at 8 p.m.,
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building behind the student center on
the St. Paul Campus). Tickets $1.75
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Bethel player evades Co'ncordia tackler in .recent game.
S'occermen battle to scoreless ti'e
Bethel soccermen battled to a scoreless
tie in Saturday's hard-fought homecoming
game against Northwestern College of
Iowa. Despite numerous corner kicks,
penalty kicks, Coach Steve Voth's shouted
exhortations, and a concentrated second­half
effort, Bethel was unable to score.
Northwestern's eight defense stifled the
Royals' usual scoring combination of Pet­er
Wilson, Steve Jergenson, Matthew Flo­ding,
and Dave Osgood.
Although soccer at Northwestern has
only achieved club status, as Bethel soc­cer
was two years ago, the team demon­strated
an organized passing attack' with
a devastating fast break executed by
two fleet-footed forwards. Bethel's Teferi
Fufa, Dave Mortenson, and Alan Vogel
played defensive positions equally well,
however, backed up by tenacious goalie
Paul Biederman.
With three games remaining in the
season, the Royals have posted six wins,
three losses, and two ties. They faced
St. Thomas yesterday, and will travel
to Carleton College Monday for a 3 :30
contest. The final soccer game will be
on Bethel's home field against Gustavus
Adolphus College at 10 a.m., November
2.
H,alrrie1rs ru n
f'olmorrow in
c1onfe'renc'e meet
Bethel cross country runners bowed
Sa turday to the hard running of Wiscon­sin's
Stout State and Eau Claire College.
Eau Claire collected 32 total points for
the Como Park meet, followed by , Stout
State with 39, and Bethel with 52.
Gerhard Samson of Stout State finished
the five-mile course first in 25 minutes
and 32 seconds. Twelve seconds later,
Eau Claire's Dave Schroeder captured
second place, and Bethel's Jeff Larson
was third with 26 :21.
Also from Bethel, Curt Brown, Steve
Whittaker, John Cox, Larry Caldwell,
and David Clapp finished 8th, 11th,
14th, 16th and 17th, respectively.
Tomorrow, the harriers compete in the
Tri-State Conference championship meet
in Iowa. The Royals enter the conference
meet with a substantial record of three '
wins, two seconds, and one third place
team finish. The season's climax will
be the District 13 NAIA championship
meet November 2 at Como Park, 11
a.m.
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[paul
. healy 1
The following comments are in response to certain views
that I have heard and overheard in the past days and weeks.
There have been rumblings of discontent in terms of crowd
reaction at athletic events (football games), and it seems
to me that certain points need some discussion and clari­fication.
Here then, in brief, are my reactions to these
thoughts.
1. Most every player will tell you that enthusiastic fans
at a game can help them to play with more determin­ation.
This is an enjoyable bonus to competing in ath­letics.
2. Participants in an athletic contest should never need
this support, or acclaim. When a team or players, start
to expect and rely upon fan acknowledgement, when the fun
of competing is not a sufficient reward, then they are
getting away from what sports really should be.
3. Players are able to get themselves emotionally ready
for a game without a single fan being present. I'm cer­tain
that the cross-country team could tell us how this is
done, and nearly every athlete has at one time played a
game on the road at which there was not a friendly face
in sight. It seems to me that members of a team, in
reflecting upon their goals, and in realizing the unity that
brings them together as a team, can set their minds on doing
their very best, and this is an important process for the ath­lete
and the team.
4. Picture yourself for a moment at a theatrical pro­duction.
The leading lady ha~ forgotten her lines. A clumsy
prop ham knocks over the background scene to expose
the leading man changing clothes. The orchestra is grossly
off-key, and the play seems void of a plot. Would you feel
inclined to give the performers a rousing ovation?
5. I would much rather hear nothing, in terms of spec­tator
response, than some of the things that I have been
hearing from Bethel's bleachers during certain athletic con­contests.
"KILL' EM ! !!" "KNOCK HIS STINKING HEAD
OFF!!" "SMASH 'EM!!" These violent comments, in my
opinion, are far worse than apathy. .
6. Talk of "school spirit" is not only trite, but Irrel­evant
in relation to Bethel as a spiritual, academic commun­ity.
The spirit that exists between students, faculty, and staff
at Bethel cannot be measured by "noise level." Anyway,
"school spirit" is a term that should have died in some
some remote high school years ago.
Let me in conclusion reemphasize my initial point. Fans
can make a difference to a team, and I'm sure most
athletes greatly appreciate support. Let's not, however, lose
sight of just what sports is all about.
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Bet~el player brings down Yankton running back.
Greyhounds edge Bethel
with last minute e,fforts
by Curtis KregnesS'
Yankton snatched a homecoming victory from the Royals
last Saturday. The 21-20 game was a story of last minute
efforts made good by the South Dakota team's powerful
running attack, which amassed 244 total yards.
The Royals - obvious underdogs in the contest - bolted
to a 13-7 halftime lead, fell behind by one point in the
third quarter, but sprang ahead 20-14 early in the fourth
quarter. With less than one minute remaining' Yankton's
Jim Framke completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Doug
Miller, tieing the score at 20-20. A successful conversion
attempt gave the Greyhounds the game, their third win
in four conference clashes.
Five seconds before the end of the first half, the same
passer-receiver combination scored on a five-yard exchange,
set up by an intercepted Bethel screen pass.
Gary Leafblad, a freshman linebacker, picked off . a
Yankton pass in the second quarter, allowing the Royals
to score their second touchdown on a 17-yard pass from John
Holine to Kim Walker. Walker caught three passes for
65 yards, one 38 yards long, during a successful fourth­quarter
drive. Holine passed for 121 yards, completing seven
of 11 attempts.
Brilliant defensive performances by Dan J oling, Mike
Anderson, Doug Berg, and Terry Karlsgodt helped slow the
Greyhounds' quarterbacks, who were sacked several times
and held to 95 total yards passing.
Mark Rapinchuk rushed for 80 yards in 16 carries -
almost half of the Royals' 162-yard total ground gain. Donny
Peterson accumulated 61 yards in 15 carries.
Tomorrow, the Royals travel to Iowa to play North­western
College in the last conference game of the season.
The Red Raiders were averaging 443 total yards per game
after two conference contests, and more recently were rated
tenth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Bethel will be defending a 4-3 overall record and a 2-2 con­ference
record.

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carlon Bethel College St. Paul. Minnesota October 25. 1974 Malachi 4:2
Santa Claus may
stuff your sock
with a ~7 4 Spire
With all problems apparently worked
out in the last two weeks, Bethel students
can look forward to receiving their 1974
Spir,e possibly by the Christmas break,
according to Randy Landis, Student As­sociation
Vice-president and Chairman
of the Communication Board.
"I've checked with the American Year­book
Company (AYC) and they've told
me everything was sent in except for
a few pages which Jack (Starr) told
me he mailed just a few days ago,"
explained Landis, "so hopefully we'll
have it here by Christmas, If not, it
will be here for sure shortly after va­cation.'
·'
The production of the Spire ran into
difficulties when Starr, editor of the 1974
publication, was unable to get the mater­ials
to the AYC before the prearranged
deadlines.
In an exclusive letter to the Clarion
published last week, ~tarr apologized for
the mix-up.
"I could make all kinds of excuses
for it being late, but there really are
none," wrote Starr. "I'm afraid that
I have to say that (1) was just inade­quate
for the job ... I'm sorry, but it
is coming."
Throughout the mixup, the yearbook
company has been extremely cooperative,
said Landis.
"They've been just great and more
than helpful throughout the whole thing.
Since that time our new staff (for the
'75 edition) has switched to a new com­pany,
the Pischel Yearbook Company.
But the Aye is still eager to have
our account and ' has been trying to get
it back. This type of competition for
our business means that the Bethel stu­dent
is being served very well in terms
of his yearbook needs."
continued on page six
Hostess Claudia Mott cruises in her Jaguar at homecoming halftime.
(Homecoming recap, page five).
Thirteen new senators
elected to office
Thirteen new senators have been
elected to the Student Association Senate.
These students, along with the six sen­ators
who were re-elected in last week's
election, will take office November 1.
"The people elected this term represent
a group that appears willing to take
seriously the demands of the student
body for meaningful action," said Robert
Moeller, re-elected senator-at-Iarge and
chairman of the Senate's new .Public
Action Committee. "Often I am asked
by students, 'Why do we have a Stu­dent
Senate?' This group of senators
should make the answer to that question
clear for everyone."
The freshman class elected seven sen­ators,
with the top seven vote-getters
all within 17 votes of each other. Fresh-man
class senators are Dave Winans,
Steven Vosonik, Kim Glenn, Julie Mell­born,
Bob Corson, Mark Carlson, and
Da ve Giddings.
Dave Johnson was re-elected senator
from the sophomore class. Other senators
newly elected to represent the sopho­mores
are Gary Setterburg, Bonnie Coy­our,
and Doug Dye.
Juniors elected Paul Greeley and re­elected
Blair Oklobzija.
The senior class re-elected two sena­tors
- Fred Ogimachi and Mike Ste­vens.
Four senators were elected for the
senator-at-Iarge position. Re-elected en­cumbants
are Bob Moeller and Larry
Brandes. Bobbi Hersch and Pat Repp
were also elected to that position.
editorial
Why give a crown
to a 'hostess?'
We like the idea of having a "homecoming hostess"
for Bethel homecomings. Somehow, it seems nice to us to
choose from among the Bethel student body a woman with
poise and social grace, a competent "master of ceremonies"
for homecoming activities. A young woman who, by her
maturity and personal warmth, presents a good image of
Bethel to alumni and to the community.
But why do . we crown her? Doesn't this destroy the
rational, sensible benefit to Bethel that electing such a per­sonage
may have? Why give a crown to a "hostess?"
Before anyone misunderstands our intent, let us say
that we bear no ill will to this year's "court" or the 1974
Homecoming Hostess Claudia Mott. We merely wish that
Bethel would carry its idea of "hostess" further.
Let's not crown our hostess. Let's giver her a corsage
and a nice dress and a place of real honor in the home­coming
proceedings. Let's honor her for more than face
or figure, and give her a chance to speak - to represent
the Significant Christian womanhood which does exist on this
campus. For if Significant Christian womanhood is not what
we want represented in our "hostess," we do no feel that
the role shQuld be perpetuated.
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Dear Editor:
As a somewhat gluttonous patron or the Bethel
cafeteria, I humbly feel as though I have both the back­ground
and perceptual expertise necessary to make an ob­jective
assessment of the Bethel Beanery' (not to mention
I was one of the few in attendance at the wedding of the
second cousin of the mechanic who works on one of the
cook's cars). Just as much as the next guy' I too grow
weary of mass-produced veal and the omnipresent Bethel
peanut butter with a consistency . not at all unlike that
of crude oil. However, I find it hard to believe that any
mess hall could be as bad as the reputation of Bethel's.
Therefore, I was particularly offended at the obvious intent
of a recent food service opinion poll found in my P.O.
last Friday.
Admittedly, there is no such thing as a · purely ob­jective
survey, as the interpretation of questions and an­swers
is essentially subjective. Consequently, if my own in­terpretation
of this survey is merely misperceptions, it is
attributable to my own subjective biases.
Be that as it may, it was apparent that the question­aire
focused on the bad points of the cafeteria, with only
the last question considering the "Overall service for the
Bethel Student by the Food Service." The rest of the poll
was devoted to the negative side to which the student can
only elicit a negative response.
For example, it seems quite unjust to rate the "Treat­ment
of students in relation to non-student banquets during
meal time." Obviously Wayne Ericson and company can't
have a banquet, or even a reasonable facsimile, for the
students simply because there is a non-student banquet
going on.
There was also a question concerning the "treatment'" of
stUdents "5-10 minutes before closing." I haven't quite dis­cerned
the exact meaning of this question, but it seems
impractical for the cafeteria to have a raft of food wait­ing
for the guy who shows up three· seconds before closing.
Too much food would be thrown away and we all know
who would have to absorb that loss.
If I may restate a point mentioned earlier' it's not so
continued on page three
e carlon Published weekly by the students of Bethel College
Judy Harrington editor
Pamela Schultz copy editor
Steven Harris news editor
Curtis Kregness production editor
Duane Turner photography editor
Peter Enchelmayer business manager
Letters to the editor should be
sent to the Clarion, P.O. 91.,
by the Monday preceding
publication.
Volume 50, No.7
continued from page two
much these particular questions I object to, but the direction
of attention to the bad points of the service, rather than the
service as a whole.
It's not that I think that Bethel cooking is as good as
Mom's, (my room ate once broke a hand while playing catch
with a Bethel porcupine meatball), but I've never been
to a school that didn't foster a healthy antagonism towards
its food service.
I have been known to make my share of jokes about
the food here too, but when it comes to gathering factual
data, I think a little objectivity should be in vogue.
Sincerely,
Mark Troxel
La;ng uage o'ffends reader
Dear Editor:
I would like to address myself in response to the letter
by Gene Blair featured in the recent Clarion entitled "Crowd
.. helps Royal loss." However much I agree with the many fine
points Mr. Blair expressed in his letter, I cannot agree
with his choice of words. We are called to ,be Christians,
"a peculiar people." I believe this should be evident in all -
that we do - including our speech. I also believe that it
is the responsibility of the Clarion as -a Christian per­iodical
to show this same evidence. It is totally unneces­sary
to include such crude language in an article, thereby
revealing the ignorance on the part of the writer and editor
concerning it. James spoke of offending with our words.
In the- future, I suggest it would be wise to use greater
discernment in this area. Thank you.
Sincerely,
AI Arasim
Editor's note: For future reference, let us outline our policy
on letters to the editor. We don't print words which we
consider vulgar beyond good taste, or what we consider
to be casual references to the Lord's name (swearing as
defined in the Bible) ~ Other than that, words such as (ex­pletive
deleted) and other borderline words are not even ..
included in our stories or editorials and columns. It is our
policy to print every (signed) letter to the editor, and also
to publish tbose letters without change or deletion. In the case
of Gene's letter, we figured he probably considered that word
long and hard before he put it in his letter (which, upon
contacting him, we discov'ered he did) and didn't ~l we
should alter his letter in that respcct.
Clarion letter falls
sho,rt of standa'rds
Dear Editor:
I realize that the apathy of the Bethel crowd at the
Bethel-Westmar football game was bad, but I feel that
the game is not that important that we VIolate our Chris­tian
standards of conduct. The language used in the Bethel
Clarion's l~tter to the editor column of October 18 was fall­ing
short of these standards. Proverbs 1~:1 states: Better is
the poor man who walks in integrity. than a fool who is
perverse of lips. What is happening to the Christian prin­ciples
that are supposed to be employed at Bethel, that we
have to print and use this kind of language?
Sincerely,
K'en Stapleton
Dear Editor:
There's a deadline for Coeval,
And I'm running out of time,
For the poem that I'm writing,
Has meter and has rhyme.
John Priestley
V-ote in November
on state amend,ments
Minnesota voters in the November election this year will
be asked to vote on three amendments to the Minnesota
State Constitution. Those Bethel students who will be voting
in this election should be advised of what these amend­ments
are and what affect they will have on Minnesota.
The following is a list of the amendments and a short
explanation of each one .
Amendment One - StrJlcture and Form
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended in aU its
articles to improve its clarity 'by remOVing obsolete and in·
consequential proviSions, by improving its organization and by
correcting grammar and style of language, but without
makilng any consequential changes in its legal effect?"
This amendment would delete obsolete and repetitive con­stitutional
provisions, reduce the length of the Constitution
by over one-third, reduce the number of articles from 21
to 14, reorganize present provisions into a more coherent
document, and make our Constitution easier for the citi­zen
to read and understand.. \
No change would be made in the intent or the legal
effect of the -present Constitution by the reorganization, clar­ification,
and modernization provided by Amendment One.
Amendment Two - Gateway Amendment
"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended so future
conl'titutional amendments will pass if approved by 55 per­cent
of the voters voting on the issue or a majority of
those voting in the election?" "
This would allow Minnesotans to change their Consti­tution
by providing that an amendment be approved by either
55 percent of those voting on the iSSue or by a majority
of those voting in the election.
Under our present amending process (a majority of all
those voting in the election) I a voter who leaves the ballot
blank is in reality voting "no." Many people fail to vote
on amendments because they are uninformed on the issues,
thus casting an unintentional "no" vote. Many essential
noncontroversial amendments have been defeated and have
had to be re-submitted time and time again.
Amendment Three - Railroad Taxation
"Shall the Constitution of the State of -Minnesota be
amended to permit the Legislature to establish the rate
and method of taxing railroads?"
Amendment Three would remove from the Constitution the
special taxing method applied to railroads in this state.
It is the one Minnesota tax which can be changed only
by a constitutional amendment. The adoption of this amend­ment
would allow the Legisla"ture to set the form and rate
of taxation for railroads as it does for other industries.
For further information on these amendments, contact
the Clarion office or the History-Political Science Department.
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F,estival of Joy-mini-concerts by Praise
and Gentle Spirit and a show by Be­thel's
magician, Dean Held - Novem­ber
2, 7 :30 p.m. Bethel College
cha,pell
sch,edule
Monday: Sing and Rejoice
Tuesday: Professor Tom Johnson and
his friends
Wednesday: Worship in the Midweek -
"The Virtue of Self-control" by Pas­tor
Lawson
Thursday: President Lundquist
Friday: Dr. Phil Hinerman' pastor of
Park Ave. Methodist Church in Minnea­polis
The Bethel Roster is at the printer's
this week. It will be distributed by Stu­dent
Senate by the end of next week"
preferably by October 31 or earlier. The
cost of the Roster has not yet been
determined.
Mime audition,s
o'p'en to stud'ents
Auditions for the Sparrow - A Jap­anese
Folktale in Mime will be held
in the Experimental Theatre on Mon­day
and Tuesday October 28 and 29
at 7 p.m. Actors are su'ggested to wear
something easy to move in for the aud­itions.
Only the narrator role speaks
during the fifty-minute play. The cast
consists of nine actors with most roles
suitable for either male or female per­formers.
As the rehearsal period for
this play is brief, rehearsals will be
held Monday night through Friday night
and Saturday. Those with possible sched-
_ uling difficulties are advised not to aud­ition.
No previous mime experience is
necessary.
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Federal seminar
travels to Capitol
The National Association of Evangeli­cals
is sponsoring a "Federal Seminar"
for students in Christian colleges, to be
held in Washington D.C. February 3-7,
1975. The seminar affords students an
opportunity to view the national govern­ment,
hear government officials, and re­view
possibilities of personal employment
with the federal government. The cost
per student is $75 - $80 (plus transpor­tation
to and from Washington) with
a $10 deposit required early in December.
It is possible that Bethel will have sev­eral
students participating. Students in­terested
in attending should contact Will­iam
Johnson or Dwight Jessup.
Nine Betheilites
go tOI c01nfe,rence
on philolsophy
Yesterday morning, a caravan of seven
Bethel students and two Bethel philoso­phy
teachers traveled to Wheaton, Illi­nois,
to participate in the twenty-first
Annual Wheaton College Philosophy Con­ference.
The theme of the conference, "Thomas
Aquinas and Contemporary Philosophy,"
was introduced at a lecture last night
by Dr. Henry Veatch. Dr. Veatch, chair­man
of the philosoph~ department at
Georgetown University, has taught phil­osophy
since 1937 at various midwestern
uni versi ties.
Other conference sessions will include
three seminar papers presented by schol­ars
from across America, a panel dis­cussion
on "Thomas on Natural Theolo­gy"
and a concluaing lecture by Dr.
Veatch entitled, "The Natural and the
Su perna tural. "
cri me convocation
for next month
by Diana Gonzalez
[
The problem of crime and delinquency
as related to the , quality of life will
be the concern of the convocation to
be held next November 7-8.
The program for this convocation is
being put together by Dr. Jim Johnson
with the aid of Dick Ericson, social
work instructor here at Bethel, and with
the aid of Ericson's organization, the
Correctional Service of Minnesota.
Plans for the program are tentative
as of now. They include two or three
days of activities related to criminal
justice.
Kenneth Schoem, Commissioner of Cor­rection,
will be addressing the -campus
on Thursday November 7. Thursday night
at the coffee shop inmates will be giving
an informal concert, if a release per­mission
for an inmate band can be ar­ranged.
The students for the Crime and Crim­inal
Justice class Will be assisting in
setting up displays on the campus. Such
displays include an inmate art show all;d
displays on halfway house programs, on
various drug enforcement programs and
on the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI). Also there will be samples of
journalism in the prison, of poetry and
general writings by convicts.
Activities for that week will possibly
include a panel discussion on rape. Sev­eral
ex-offender organizations will share
viewpoints with students on different sub­jects.
On the objectives of this next con­vocation,
Dick Ericson said, "We plan
to saturate the campus with information
and concern for the problem of crime
and delinquency. The nature of our re­sponse
to crime is a reflection of our
notion of the quality of life - are we·
punishment-oriented, are we vindictive
in our ways of thinking?"
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to Homecoming coronation with this request: write us a
report on whatever you observe. The following is the result
of our request and. Mark's' obs'ervations.
by Mark Thorson
She lies awake beneath the pale glow of star shine and
quiet, unseeing eyes stare past caring through the space­dark
ceiling. Quietly, her breath heaves against the cold
blanket, ethereal chill. The screaming of her mind trudges
back to linger, yearning, in the beauty-rite of autumn. The
memories of the day crowd upon her like bruises and deeply
she broods on their curse. In the corner, the hyacinths
droop over the transparent vase.
She passed unnoticed, unaddressed within the amiable
chatter of dark-hushed hall. The seminary room was lounge
and · cafeteria metamorphosized by the soft glow of
standard-borne candles climbing the staircase into an elegant
reception hall to bear in flickering majesty Aphrodite's train.
Above her hung a close-crowded tier of spectators, awaiting
with casual tension the advent of beauty: Homecoming had
arrived. The small, Baptist college gathered itself for the
autumn. rite with eager anticipation. Presently, the event
began. The master of ceremonies spoke in a bass-deep
honey, welcoming and introducing while applause drifted with
lazy energy to carry aloft his studied polish in jest and
badinage. Successively' the athletes 'came forth and stood,
nervous and unsmooth, their faces glowing with the call for
victory. Their place was soon taken by last year's queen
who mounted the stairs to stand in sad-sweet remembering
and reluctant relinquishing. Her beauty washed in candle­light,
she sang in sweet gaucherie of honor and thanks-
~ving and the glory of God. - ,
The smaU, Baptist
college gathered itself
for the autumn rite
with eager anticipation.
With a flou.rish, five young women entered the room.
. Their hair gleamed and their dresses fell earthward in ele­gant
drapery. By their side walked five youths in defer­ential
homage. As she mounted the staircase, each caught
up a cluster of roses and . proceeded to graceful hiatus,
beaming eagerly upon the expectant gallery. Aphrodite watch­ed
proudly her maidens whose bodies shone radiant with easy
charm. Soon, the ceremonial master called for the envel­ope
of mystery. The time had come; the gallery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty is named. With a gasp of modesty and
affirmation she glided f()rth to the generous applause and
confirmation of her peers whose hearts rended with blasted
expectancy. To the joy of the spectators the honored one
stammered her acceptance while the crown slipped repeated­ly
from her coiffured brow. The stars shone above and all
the earth rejoiced in the warm glow of beauty and youth.
The girl sat on the hard wooden chair and watched
quietly. Before her passed the spectacle of her alienation.
Alone in her room now, her mind streams methodically,
like a river over worn, stony shoals through the days qf .
her youth. She watches the television ads for white, sexY
teeth, peroxide-blonde tresses, and padded stays. Her ears
burn with the universal praise of her cousin's charm and
her head explodes with the ubiquitous glitter of the media's
modelling starlets. Deep within, her bowels ache for the
blonde giant who has never seen her face in the hall of dark­ness.
The cult of beauty calls and demands and yet denies
she who yearns so deeply for its gleaming forms.
In the weak light of early morning' she rises, lifting
heavily, ponderously the prison of her flesh. Her body" sways
Soon the ceremonial
master called ' for the
envelope of mystery.
The time had come;
the ga/~ery sat hushed;
the queen of beauty
is named.
stolidly, its bulk borne in trudging labor to complete her
meagre toilet. Like the darts of a merciless avenger the
polished glass returns her stare and she shrinks from its
cruel caricature. Wearily, she draws a comb through thin,
greasy-dun hair. The limp, faded bathrobe wraps loosely
around 'her bulk and pink, fluffy slippers warm her grey
feet. Her thick fingers stir imitation orange juice at the
cluttered desk. With fervent hatred she glares at her sleep­ing,
Venus-blessed rooma-te, and from the depths of her
lonesome heart a sigh of grief rises in the night to hover
cloud-like over the despair of her days which tumble in
endless, horrific succession, wind-swe-pt in chaos like the dark
leaves which float past the streaked window.
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The problems with last year's Spire
surfaced earlier this fall when the AYC
notified Landis that they had received
none of the needed copy or pictures:
"The Communications Board is in
' charge of the Spire, and we were at­tempting
to do our job," says Bob Moell­er,
Student Senator and a member of
that board. "But we were badly hindered
by a lack of information. No one was
quite sure what was going on with the
Spire. .
"We were operating on the principle
tha t no news is good news - tha t' s
not always the wise thing to do."
When the news did show up, all bad,
Landis went to work to locate the hang­up.
"We found out that the problem was
that we hadn't sent anything to the
yearbook company'" says Landis. "When
we located the problem, we had to in­tensify
and accelerate our efforts to get
it in. The AYC was more than helpful;
they even offered to help Jack get it
completed," said Landis.
The AYC, which had been contracted
to do the job (at" last year's lower prices)
is now in the process of completing
that job. What all of this means for
the Bethel student waiting for their '74
Spir,e is a few more weeks of patience.
Bethel hockey
pucks fa'ce-off
by Nicholas Hofer
What is a hockey club? According to
Tom Correll, faculty sponsor, "It's a
bunch of people who are hockey n.uts."
This year the Bethel Hockey Club'
after receiving financial support from
interested parties as well as the Student
Senate's allocation, is looking for a great
season.
Ralph Carmichael guest spe,aker
Ferrario, re,-elect-e,d ,as Preside,nt
of IRB during Moody meeting
The school acquired entrance into the
St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League. This league is highly
recognized throughqut the state of Minn.
esota as a highly competitive league.
"The team is limited to a twenty-man
roster for the season. The roster has
to be turned in on November 1, 1974,
so if you have any talent at all come
out and practice with us," said Mike
Egelston, a senior at Bethel who ' is w01l'k­ing
with Tom Correll.
Bethel students can help the club by
giving moral support. Ten of the 14
games played in the Senior Men's League
this season will be played on Wednesday
evenings. The other games will be played
either on Monday or Thursday evenings.
by Nicholas Hofer
Steve Ferrario, general manager of
Bethel's own radio station, KA-BY, has
been re-elected as president of the newest
chapter of the National Religious Broad­casters
(NRB). .
During the afternoon session on October
1, the newest chapter of the NRB, In­tercollegiate
Religious Broadcasters, held
it's annual elections for offices. Steve
Ferrario, Don Anderson, Ruth Johnson,
students at Bethel, and Bill Weiss from
Northwestern College' who is teaching
at Bethel during Dale Rott's sabbatical,
were elected to one year terms on the
executive board of the IRB.
The annual Midwest Chapter of the
NRB held it's annual convention at Moo­dy
BiblE:! Institute in Chicago, Illinois,
on S'eptember 30 through October 1.
The main thrust during the two-day
c,Onvention was on how to reach listen­ing
audiences more efficiently.
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Ralph Carmichael, guest speaker fot'
the IRB, spoke on "The Trends in Re­ligious
Broadcasting." "Remember," he
said, "you are a communicator. This
is the most important factor to consider
when programming music for a listen­ing
audience. We have more people to
reach than just those who like hymns."
Steve Ferrario ~aid, "The opportunity
of sharing ideas with the big , names
in religious broadcasting as well as with
other campus radio stations has pr,oved
to be a big asset in designing our for­mat
at KA-BY radio this year."
"Weare not looking at the present,
but into the future of Bethel hockey.
The guys this year are great and we
are going to have a good season. We
are looking to establish hockey as a
varsity sport at Bethel. A sport can't
succeed unless the students will support
it," said Mike Egelston.
The S~nate last Tuesday awarded the
hockey club $150 as down payment to
the St. Paul Park and Recreation Senior
Men's League.
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Is the Christian College Consortium dead or alive?
"I found the Consortium alive, well and potentially abund­antly
fruitful," said Marshall Shelley. Marshall and Jay Car­ess,
both journalism majors and seniors, represented Beth~l •
at the Christian College Consortium Student Journalists' Con­ference
last weekend in Wheaton, illinois.
Representatives from all 12 Consortium schools worked
with each other for three days on improving each others'
school papers, learnirg better journalistic techniques, wrest-'
ling with Christian ethics and journalism, and evaluating the
Consortium publication Universitas.
How did the conference benefit the schools involved?
"Many times in Christian colleges, it seems like we're little
islands unto ourselves," said Jay. "We forget there are
other schools just like us around the country. If nothing
else, . maybe the islands. can learn to wave at each other."
Marshall agreed. "It was tremendous working with other
Christian college kids, and learning that Bethel's problems
are not unique-: But most interesting is .that other schools
have headaches that we don't. Wheaton and Westmont are
facing financial threats that make Bethel's paltry in com~
parison."
Wheaton faces a $28 million law suit stemming from a
football injury, and Westmont recently had to drop 11 faculty
members because of lack of funds. .
Other colleges are also struggling with mandatory chapel,
approval of all off-campus housing, and other issues which
Bethel does not have, Marshall added.
The delegates unanimously recommended a complete re­vamping
of Universitas, making it student-oriented, empha­sizing
human interest eleIIJents of happenings on each of the
colleges, "helping the islands wave to one another."
"I came away very encouraged with possibilities of
cooperation among the colleges which would greatly improve
the educations available at each," said Marshall.
The 12 Consortium schools are Westmont, Wheaton, Be­thel,
Gordon, Seattle Pacific Eastern Mennonite, Maline,
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BETHEL COLLEGE ENROLLMENT STATISTICS
Freshmen 546 Total number of men
Men 235 Total number of women
Women 311 )
Sophomores 416
Men 184 Full-time students
Women 232 Men 650
Juniors 270 Women 739
Men 149 Part-time students
Women 121 Men 32
Seniors 203 Women 46
Men 101
Women 102
Unclassified 16
Men 5
Women 11
Postgraduates 13
Men 6
Women 7
Credential 3
Men 2
Women 1
1467
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New unclassified students
New credential students
Total number of pld students 876
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Group. Com survey asks,
'how good is your adviser?'
. by Sharon Erickson
How do students rate their academic
advisers, and how do advisers rate them­selves?
In a recent random survey of
100 students, a majority of the 43 re­spondents
rated their advisers as being
helpful, available, and knowledgeable of
the curriculum.
In a similar survey, most faculty mem­bers
who responded felt they were doing
a good job of advising, but a few ad­o
mitted that they did not understand the
curriculum. and gave themselves low ra­tings.
The survey was taken by members
of Dr. James Mason's Group Communica­tions
class who were concerned about
the advising system and its effectiveness.
"Our purpose was not to criticize the
system, but to try and find possible
ideas for improvement'" said Diane Nall,
a member of the group. Diane and the
other students Sheldon Johnson, Ted
Johnson Paul 'Kling and Gayle Norris,
intervi~~ed Dr. Paul Finlay, registrar
and Dr. Mack Nettleton, director of stu­dent
affairs, to learn how the advising
system works. Dean Virgil Olson was
also interviewed.
Since the new curriculum, with its
greater freedom in choosing courses, has
been instituted, more responsibility falls
on both students and advisers. ~'Un1ess
the student is sure of his requirements,
the adviser plays quite an important
role," said Dean Olson.
. The group found that all full:-time fa?­ulty
members advise as part of .their
job responsibilities. Students are assIgned
to an adviser according to their concen­trations.
In fields with many stude~ts,
some may be assigned to an adVIser
in another area' who then must become
familiar with that field as well as his
own.
The survey also indicated that nearly .
one-fourth of the students responding felt
that their advisers were inadequate, and
that over half did not know their re­quirements
for graduation. This, along
with the faculty's low ratings, led the
group to reason that a student wh? is
unsure of his requirements, combmed
with an adviser who does not understand
the curriculum, could only result in con­fusion
and future problems.
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The stUdents involved in this project
made suggestions for improving the ad­vising
system. A few of their ideas are:
1 . . To increase student adviser comm­unication,
especially concerning the tea­cher's
availability.
2. A student interest sheet to be filled
out by the student before coming to
school, .enabling the adviser to better
know the needs and interests of the
student.
3. To use qualified upperclassmen to
advise.
4. To pay all advisers for advising
as a separate job.
5. To further clarify, in the catalog,
graduation and certification requirements
and course prerequisites.
Dean Olson, in response to these sug­gestions,
said that during registration
this fall, all advisers were available for
help in the LRC. He also said that
student advisers' as well as R.A.'s were
used this year' and that they had worked
well. "The 'trial-and-error' experience
of the student adviser is a big help,"
he said, "since upperclassmen have been
through the registration process them­selves."
The academic adVising system is con­tinually
improving, Dean Olson thinks,
and he is hopeful that it can guide
students toward their chosen degrees.
The Group Communications students feel
tha t the burden should not fall entirely
on the advisers, but rather, the students
need to realize and assume their person­al
responsibiliies in understanding the
curriculum. The group hopes that their
research is a step toward a better ex­perience
at Bethel for all students, and
"food for thought" to all those involved.
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Like other prices this year, the price
of skiing continues to climb. But over
150 major ski resorts across the coun­try
are now offering special rates
to college students who belong to the
Student Ski Association.
For the price of a $6 membership
in the Association, a student may
receive discounts that include half­price
ski lift tickets, lessons and equip­ment
rentals on weekdays and $1
or more discounts on weekends and
holiday periods. Members also receive
a season's subscription to The Student
Skier, an "underground" ski publica­tion,
and Poor Howard's College Guide
to Skiing,. which lists the least ex­pensive
lodges close to participating
ski areas together with maps, data
and descriptive information on ski ar­eas
and money-saving methods for
skiing.
Major lodges in Minnesota partici­pating
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Six cheerleaders
chosen for
winter sports
by Carla Hage
A good combination of enthusiasm and
experience, Bethel's newly-chosen cheer­leaders
will be ready to go when the
Royal basketball-wrestling season begins
on November 16, according to their ad­visor,
Cheryl Peterson.
On Monday, October 14 at 6:30 p.m.
fourteen girls gathered in the Bethel
gym to tryout for the cheerleading
squad. The girls were judged by a panel
of four judges according to their perform­anceof
three jumps, an individual cheer
and the school fight song. Pep and en­thusiasm'
as well as ability, were the
deciding factors.
The six girls selected to represent Be­thel
as cheerleaders are Dena Haugen,
junior; Candi Hanson and Sheryl Teng­wall,
sophomores; and Lori Bloom, Kris
Jensen and Kim Modica, freshmen. All
six girls have had previous experience
as cheerleaders in high school and-or
at Bethel.
The squad will cheer at all home bas­ketball
games and wrestling matches.
Depending on whether or not the Student
Senate approves their proposed budget,
the cheerleaders would also like to travel
to some of the away games and matches.
The Punchinel10 Players of the Un­iversity
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with hidden jewels, a mysterious room
and an intrepid police inspector), Nov­ember
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the St. Paul Campus). Tickets $1.75
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Bethel player evades Co'ncordia tackler in .recent game.
S'occermen battle to scoreless ti'e
Bethel soccermen battled to a scoreless
tie in Saturday's hard-fought homecoming
game against Northwestern College of
Iowa. Despite numerous corner kicks,
penalty kicks, Coach Steve Voth's shouted
exhortations, and a concentrated second­half
effort, Bethel was unable to score.
Northwestern's eight defense stifled the
Royals' usual scoring combination of Pet­er
Wilson, Steve Jergenson, Matthew Flo­ding,
and Dave Osgood.
Although soccer at Northwestern has
only achieved club status, as Bethel soc­cer
was two years ago, the team demon­strated
an organized passing attack' with
a devastating fast break executed by
two fleet-footed forwards. Bethel's Teferi
Fufa, Dave Mortenson, and Alan Vogel
played defensive positions equally well,
however, backed up by tenacious goalie
Paul Biederman.
With three games remaining in the
season, the Royals have posted six wins,
three losses, and two ties. They faced
St. Thomas yesterday, and will travel
to Carleton College Monday for a 3 :30
contest. The final soccer game will be
on Bethel's home field against Gustavus
Adolphus College at 10 a.m., November
2.
H,alrrie1rs ru n
f'olmorrow in
c1onfe'renc'e meet
Bethel cross country runners bowed
Sa turday to the hard running of Wiscon­sin's
Stout State and Eau Claire College.
Eau Claire collected 32 total points for
the Como Park meet, followed by , Stout
State with 39, and Bethel with 52.
Gerhard Samson of Stout State finished
the five-mile course first in 25 minutes
and 32 seconds. Twelve seconds later,
Eau Claire's Dave Schroeder captured
second place, and Bethel's Jeff Larson
was third with 26 :21.
Also from Bethel, Curt Brown, Steve
Whittaker, John Cox, Larry Caldwell,
and David Clapp finished 8th, 11th,
14th, 16th and 17th, respectively.
Tomorrow, the harriers compete in the
Tri-State Conference championship meet
in Iowa. The Royals enter the conference
meet with a substantial record of three '
wins, two seconds, and one third place
team finish. The season's climax will
be the District 13 NAIA championship
meet November 2 at Como Park, 11
a.m.
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[paul
. healy 1
The following comments are in response to certain views
that I have heard and overheard in the past days and weeks.
There have been rumblings of discontent in terms of crowd
reaction at athletic events (football games), and it seems
to me that certain points need some discussion and clari­fication.
Here then, in brief, are my reactions to these
thoughts.
1. Most every player will tell you that enthusiastic fans
at a game can help them to play with more determin­ation.
This is an enjoyable bonus to competing in ath­letics.
2. Participants in an athletic contest should never need
this support, or acclaim. When a team or players, start
to expect and rely upon fan acknowledgement, when the fun
of competing is not a sufficient reward, then they are
getting away from what sports really should be.
3. Players are able to get themselves emotionally ready
for a game without a single fan being present. I'm cer­tain
that the cross-country team could tell us how this is
done, and nearly every athlete has at one time played a
game on the road at which there was not a friendly face
in sight. It seems to me that members of a team, in
reflecting upon their goals, and in realizing the unity that
brings them together as a team, can set their minds on doing
their very best, and this is an important process for the ath­lete
and the team.
4. Picture yourself for a moment at a theatrical pro­duction.
The leading lady ha~ forgotten her lines. A clumsy
prop ham knocks over the background scene to expose
the leading man changing clothes. The orchestra is grossly
off-key, and the play seems void of a plot. Would you feel
inclined to give the performers a rousing ovation?
5. I would much rather hear nothing, in terms of spec­tator
response, than some of the things that I have been
hearing from Bethel's bleachers during certain athletic con­contests.
"KILL' EM ! !!" "KNOCK HIS STINKING HEAD
OFF!!" "SMASH 'EM!!" These violent comments, in my
opinion, are far worse than apathy. .
6. Talk of "school spirit" is not only trite, but Irrel­evant
in relation to Bethel as a spiritual, academic commun­ity.
The spirit that exists between students, faculty, and staff
at Bethel cannot be measured by "noise level." Anyway,
"school spirit" is a term that should have died in some
some remote high school years ago.
Let me in conclusion reemphasize my initial point. Fans
can make a difference to a team, and I'm sure most
athletes greatly appreciate support. Let's not, however, lose
sight of just what sports is all about.
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Bet~el player brings down Yankton running back.
Greyhounds edge Bethel
with last minute e,fforts
by Curtis KregnesS'
Yankton snatched a homecoming victory from the Royals
last Saturday. The 21-20 game was a story of last minute
efforts made good by the South Dakota team's powerful
running attack, which amassed 244 total yards.
The Royals - obvious underdogs in the contest - bolted
to a 13-7 halftime lead, fell behind by one point in the
third quarter, but sprang ahead 20-14 early in the fourth
quarter. With less than one minute remaining' Yankton's
Jim Framke completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Doug
Miller, tieing the score at 20-20. A successful conversion
attempt gave the Greyhounds the game, their third win
in four conference clashes.
Five seconds before the end of the first half, the same
passer-receiver combination scored on a five-yard exchange,
set up by an intercepted Bethel screen pass.
Gary Leafblad, a freshman linebacker, picked off . a
Yankton pass in the second quarter, allowing the Royals
to score their second touchdown on a 17-yard pass from John
Holine to Kim Walker. Walker caught three passes for
65 yards, one 38 yards long, during a successful fourth­quarter
drive. Holine passed for 121 yards, completing seven
of 11 attempts.
Brilliant defensive performances by Dan J oling, Mike
Anderson, Doug Berg, and Terry Karlsgodt helped slow the
Greyhounds' quarterbacks, who were sacked several times
and held to 95 total yards passing.
Mark Rapinchuk rushed for 80 yards in 16 carries -
almost half of the Royals' 162-yard total ground gain. Donny
Peterson accumulated 61 yards in 15 carries.
Tomorrow, the Royals travel to Iowa to play North­western
College in the last conference game of the season.
The Red Raiders were averaging 443 total yards per game
after two conference contests, and more recently were rated
tenth in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
Bethel will be defending a 4-3 overall record and a 2-2 con­ference
record.